News

Sign up for the Healthy Aging CORE Alberta e-news to keep up-to-date with activity from the platform and the Community-Based Seniors Services (CBSS) sector across the province.

Click here to SIGN UP for all CORE newsletters or specific segments and stay in the Loop! Recent newsletters can be viewed here.

CANADA | Nov 06, 2026

[Media Release] Budget 2026: Milestone Change to Canada Caregiver Credit Puts Money into the Pockets of Caregivers

Toronto, November 5, 2026 – The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE), a program of the Azrieli Foundation, is heartened to see real, concrete, action for caregivers in the 2026 Federal Budget with changes to the Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC). If passed, these reforms will make the CCC

Bulk buying, couponing and urban farming: 3 ways of fighting high food prices

With food prices in Canada on the rise, some Canadians and community organizations say tactics to help cut the cost of their grocery bills are all the more essential. Those tactics are being further

Full vaccination required for Restrictions Exemption Program

Starting October 25, Albertans need to provide proof of two COVID-19 vaccine doses to access many restaurants, movies, sporting events and other businesses provincewide. Anyone accessing a business,

Posthaste: Baby boomers are increasingly worried about their finances heading into retirement

Baby boomers say they’re feeling more nervous about their financial security following the pandemic. A new report from the National Institute of Ageing (NIA), in collaboration with HomeEquity Bank,

Pharmacies ready to help increase immunization rates in older adults

During the COVID-19 pandemic, neighbourhood pharmacies have been stepping up to help vaccinate older people against the virus. Now, with an estimated 1 in 4 adults at risk of not being vaccinated agai

Applauding Albertans helping seniors

Alberta’s government is recognizing nine individuals, organizations and businesses for their service to seniors. The Minister’s Seniors Service Awards honour Albertans who improve the lives of se

Money on the mind: More than 75 per cent nearing retirement worry about finances

More than three quarters of Canadians nearing or in early retirement are worried about finances at a time when more and more people plan to age at home for as long as possible, according to a new surv

Current homeowners prefer aging in place – survey

More than nine out of 10 (91%) Canadian homeowners have said that they are planning to remain in their current abodes for as long as possible, according to a poll by HomeEquity Bank and Ryerson Univer

Back to work: Recent retiree job hunting as pension, government benefits come up short

Campbell Alexander isn't living the retirement he envisioned. The Winnipeg man, who retired about two years ago, is applying for seasonal gigs as part of an effort to make up a $500-$600 monthly sho

Open letter urges feds to reinstate lost GIS for low income seniors

CanAge has endorsed an Open Letter written by the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) urging the federal government to reinstate lost GIS (Guaranteed Income Supplement) for low income seniors as a